Young & Wild (2012)

Daniela, raised in the bosom of a strict Evangelical family and recently unmasked as a fornicator by her shocked parents, struggles to find her own path to spiritual harmony.

Director:

Marialy Rivas

Writers:

Marialy Rivas, Pedro Peirano

Stars:

Alicia Rodríguez, Aline Küppenheim, María Gracia Omegna

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alicia Rodríguez	...	Daniela Ramírez (as Alicia Luz Rodríguez)
Aline Küppenheim	...	Teresa
María Gracia Omegna	...	Antonia
Felipe Pinto	...	Tomás
Alejandro Goic	...	Raimundo Ramírez
Ingrid Isensee	...	Isabel
Tomás de Pablo	...	Cristóbal Ramírez
Pablo Krögh	...	Josué
Hernán Lacalle	...	Pastor Simón
Andrea García-Huidobro	...	Julia Ramírez
Camila Hirane	...	Barbage
Luis Gnecco	...	Entrevistado
Catalina Saavedra	...	Mujer Convertida
Moira Miller	...	Patricia
Maria Olga Matte	...	School Headmistress

Storyline

Daniela, raised in the bosom of a strict Evangelical family and recently unmasked as a fornicator by her shocked parents, struggles to find her own path to spiritual harmony.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | male frontal nudity | sex | bare chested male | evangelical | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Los adolescentes
Written by Milton Mahan & Mariana Montenegro
Performed by Dënver

User Reviews

Strikingly Familiar To US Viewer, Though Set In Chile

Living in the American South's Bible Belt, I am deeply familiar with the kind of intense religious bombardment the protagonist experienced -- it's pretty much par for the course for any place or subculture where religious fundies have a grip.

I thought the movie did an EXCELLENT job of portraying this aspect of the film. I thought maybe mother was a WEE bit over the top hateful and intrusive, not that I don't believe mothers like her exist, but that I think the filmmaker missed a big chance of portraying the way kindness can also be used as a tool for psychological manipulation.

The part the filmmaker UTTERLY screwed up was helping us understand the reason for the protagonist's rebellion. Was it adolescent angst, a healthy sexuality growing and rebelling against the repression, or just a healthy human response to the general repressiveness of evangelical beliefs? We have no idea, because the idiot filmmaker just gave us lots of shots of the lead actress looking sullen instead of any meaningful dialog that would have helped us UNDERSTAND the reason for all the sullenness. Of course, there was a lot of dialog with other young people on her blog that MIGHT have been illuminating, but it wasn't. It was just the usual shallow talk of normal teens about sex.

I was hoping for more depth, more insight, than a teen might have about the issues raised in the movie. I didn't get that. A shame, because without it, the movie is a real nothingburger.

Details

Country:

Chile

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

30 November 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Young & Wild

Filming Locations:

Santiago, Chile

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,798, 2 December 2012

Gross USA:

$5,514

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$212,624

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fabula

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1